Metal Stakes for Script Flatbed
Mountain Pass
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From: Central Oregon
METAL STAKES
WOW, Amazon!? Amazon really is into everything - a bit scary!! I am going to guess these are generic stakes and would hold out to find the correct FORD units.
Sorry, but I am far away from my truck until after the holidays, so I can't help you quickly on the dimensions.
I looked at a lot of Ford stakes, and they all appeared the same at the mating point - I quess they used the same mating pockets on all that era's platform beds. The height of the stakes varied. I found at least 3 different heights, but the bottom profile were all the same, so a taller stake can be cut down and used with a shorter set of stakes. It may require drilling new holes for the wood to match the height of the other stakes.
I used four taller "4 plank" stakes I found, which I cut down to match my "medium 3 plank" sized stakes and used them across the front of my bed, against the cab. They worked fine, and the wood plank holes even lined up!
So open your search and buy strategy up FORD stakes from that era that are equal to, OR longer, than the units you have.
Stay original and keep looking, it wasn't that hard to find them.
Jeff
Sorry, but I am far away from my truck until after the holidays, so I can't help you quickly on the dimensions.
I looked at a lot of Ford stakes, and they all appeared the same at the mating point - I quess they used the same mating pockets on all that era's platform beds. The height of the stakes varied. I found at least 3 different heights, but the bottom profile were all the same, so a taller stake can be cut down and used with a shorter set of stakes. It may require drilling new holes for the wood to match the height of the other stakes.
I used four taller "4 plank" stakes I found, which I cut down to match my "medium 3 plank" sized stakes and used them across the front of my bed, against the cab. They worked fine, and the wood plank holes even lined up!
So open your search and buy strategy up FORD stakes from that era that are equal to, OR longer, than the units you have.
Stay original and keep looking, it wasn't that hard to find them.
Jeff
Mountain Pass
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 244
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From: Central Oregon
METAL STAKES
Thanks, Masked Rider. The measurements I posted are for ones I found on Amazon.com, not sure they are the size I need. But if you have metal stakes, would you be interested in selling them? Are they from a mid-fifty Ford?
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